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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE PIPES O' PAN, by HENRY VAN DYKE Poet's Biography
First Line: Great nature had a million words
Last Line: Till music filled the pipes o' pan.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Music & Musicians; Mythology - Classical; Pan (mythology)
First Line: Great nature had a million words
Last Line: Till music filled the pipes o' pan.
Alternate Author Name(s): Civis Americanus
Subject(s): Music & Musicians; Mythology - Classical; Pan (mythology)
GREAT Nature had a million words,
In tongues of trees and songs of birds,
But none to breathe the heart of man,
Till Music filled the pipes o' Pan.
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